Sunday, December 11, 2011

St. Louis theatre calendar for the week of December 12, 2011

[Looking for auditions and other artistic opportunities? Check out the St. Louis Auditions site.]

For information on events beyond this week, check out the searchable database at the Regional Arts Commission's ArtsZipper site.

I'm now adding my own purely personal comments to events about which I think I have anything worthwhile to say. Because that's what bloggers do.  If I have left your show out, please leave a comment with all the details.

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The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Tuesdays through Sundays through December 23. Performances take place on the main stage at the Loretto-Hlton Center, 130 Edgar Road in Webster Groves, MO. For more information, call 314-968-4925 or visit repstl.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Black Nativity
The Black Rep presents Black Nativity: A Holiday Celebration through December 18. Performances take place at the Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square. For more information, visit theblackrep.org or call 314-534-3810. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Pub Theater Company presents Bye Bye Liver: The St. Louis Drinking Play, a comedic romp through the joys and pitfalls of The Gateway to the West's favorite pastime. Performances take place on “select Saturdays” at Maggie O'Brien's, 2000 Market Street, and on the first and third Friday of each month at The Fox Hole at The Atomic Cowboy, 4140 Manchester in The Grove. For more information, you may call 314-827-4185 or visit byebyeliver.com/stlouis.

Feed My People presents a Christmas Cabaret starring Tim Schall and 88.1 KDHX's own Deborah Sharn with Carol Schmidt on piano and Rick Vice on bass, on Sunday, December 18, at 2 PM. The show takes place at the Garden of Life Spiritual Center, 9525 Eddie and Park Road (near Grant's Farm). All proceeds from this fund-raising event will benefit Feed My People. For more information, call 636-489-8472.

The Hawthorne Players present A Christmas Carol December 16 through 18. Performances take place at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre at Parker and Waterford in Florissant, MO. For more information, call 921-5678 or visit hawthorneplayers.com.

Christmas with the Rat Pack
The Fox Theatre presents Christmas with the Rat Pack - Live at the Sands Tuesdays through Sundays through December 18. The Fox Theatre is at 517 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, call 314-534-1678. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

Peabody Opera House presents Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas - The Musical December 7 through 18. For more information, visit peabodyoperahouse.com or call 314-622-5420. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis's Imaginary Theatre Company presents a musical adaptation of The Elves And The Shoemaker December 17 through 23. The show features music and lyrics by Neal Richardson of the Webster Conservatory faculty. Performances take place in the Heagney Theatre at_ Nerinx Hall High School, just behind the Rep in Webster Groves. For more information, visit repstl.org/itc or call 314-968-4925.

The Black Rep presents a staged reading of Facing the Shadow by Sheila Payton on Monday, December 12, at 7 PM, as part of their New Play Readings series. The reading takes place at The Black Rep administrative offices, 1717 Olive. For more information, call 314-534-3810 or visit theblackrep.org/

Black Cat Theatre presents A Holiday Cabaret Friday and Saturday, December 16 and 17, at 8 PM. Performances take place at Black Cat Theatre, 2810 Sutton in Maplewood. For more information, call (314) 781-8300 or visit www.blackcattheatre.org.

Dramatic License Productions presents A Holiday Cabaret through December 18. Featured performers are Ron Biggs, Zoe Vonder Haar, April Strelinger, and Brian Kim. For more information, call 636-220-7012 or visit www.dramaticlicenseproductions.com.

The Black Mirror Theatre Company presents Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel Beckett through December 17. Performances take place at Firecracker Press, 2838 Cherokee. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, call 314-740-6514 or visit www.blackmirrortheatre.com. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Last Night of Ballyhoo
New Jewish Theatre presents Alfred Uhry's The Last Night Of Ballyhoo through December 18. Performances take place at the Marvin and Harlene Wool Studio Theatre at the JCCA, 2 Millstone Campus Drive. For more information, call 314-442-3283 or visit www.newjewishtheatre.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The West County YMCA Y-Rep Kids present The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe December 16 through 18. The West County YMCA is at 16464 Burkhardt Place in Chesterfield, MO. For more information, call 636-532-6515 ext. 227.

The Improv Trick hosts weekly Long Form Improv performances every Tuesday at 7:30 PM at Lemmons Restaurant, 5800 Gravois. Long form improv features 15 to 20 minute sketches based entirely on audience suggestions, with audience participation strongly encouraged. For more information, visit theimprovtrick.com.

Topper Productions presents St. Louis native Craig Pomranz in his new holiday show Love and the Clock on Saturday, December 17, at 7 and 9 PM. The Kranzberg Center is at 501 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information, visit www.topperproductionsllc.com

The St. Louis Actors' Studio presents the comedy My Three Angels through December 18 at the Gaslight Theatre, 358 North Boyle. For more information, call 314-458-2978 or visit stlas.org. Read the 88.1 KDHX review!

The Santaland Diaries
Stray Dog Theatre presents The Santaland Diaries Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM through December 17. Performances take place at The Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee. For more information, visit straydogtheatre.org or call 314-865-1995.

The Presenters Dolan presents The Webster University Cabaret Student Showcase on Tuesday, December 13, at 7 and 9:30 PM at The Kranzberg Center, 501 North Grand in Grand Center. Seven students from Webster University will each be doing their own 15-minute cabaret shows under the direction of Neal Richardson and Lara Teeter of the Musical Theatre program at Webster. For more information, call 314-725-4200 stn. 10 or visit licketytix.com.

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